Daily News Gallery - 5/31/2004

May 30, 2004 10:00 PM

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Each year for more than two decades, a note, flowers and an unopened beer have been left in front of Fort Lawton's Army Reserve center in honor of Robert Leisy. "Memorial Day is when you are supposed to honor the war dead," says Sue Weingarten. "That's why I do it. It's not that hard." less

Each year for more than two decades, a note, flowers and an unopened beer have been left in front of Fort Lawton's Army Reserve center in honor of Robert Leisy. "Memorial Day is when you are supposed to honor ... more

Photo: Joshua Trujillo, Seattlepi.com

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Back in 1945, Richard McCool Jr. was a lieutenant in charge of a 65-man crew operating a landing craft that helped protect Navy destroyers.

Back in 1945, Richard McCool Jr. was a lieutenant in charge of a 65-man crew operating a landing craft that helped protect Navy destroyers.

Photo: Karen Ducey, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Richard McCool Jr. received the Medal of Honor from President Truman in December 1945. The award citation says McCool showed "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life."

Richard McCool Jr. received the Medal of Honor from President Truman in December 1945. The award citation says McCool showed "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life."

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Light streams through a window at Louisa's Bakery & Cafe on Eastlake Avenue East as Peter Sherwin talks about the monorail project, which he's trying to save.

Light streams through a window at Louisa's Bakery & Cafe on Eastlake Avenue East as Peter Sherwin talks about the monorail project, which he's trying to save.

Donovan Faucher, 1, gets acquainted with a tarantula spider in Woodland Park Zoo's new spider exhibit, Masters of the Web, which opened Saturday. The exhibit, with interactive displays and plenty of information on which spiders are dangerous and which are not, runs through Oct. 31. less

Donovan Faucher, 1, gets acquainted with a tarantula spider in Woodland Park Zoo's new spider exhibit, Masters of the Web, which opened Saturday. The exhibit, with interactive displays and plenty of information ... more

A mobile home was hurled through the air by a tornado and landed on another mobile home, crushing a vehicle in Limestone County Alabama Monday. The mobile home that was picked up by the tornado was unoccupied and the other was occupied, but the residents were not injured. (AP Photo/News-Courier, Alissa Clark) less

A mobile home was hurled through the air by a tornado and landed on another mobile home, crushing a vehicle in Limestone County Alabama Monday. The mobile home that was picked up by the tornado was unoccupied ... more

Photo: Associated Press

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